Ship&#39;s log



y Aprqlo, 1923;

A Y 1,451,602 T. s. WALKERET AL l SHIP S LOG Filed oct.Y 24, 1921l 2 sheets-sheet 2 vuNrr rra orifice.

THOMAS SYDNEY WALKER` AND PHILIP JEEEEEY WALKER, or BIRMINGHAM,

, ENGLAND.

Y'sirirs Los.

Application led October 24, 1921. Serial No. 510,165.

To all A'whom t may/concern: f f' Be it known that we, THoMAs SYDNEY WALKER andY PHILIP JEFFERY WALKER, subjects of the King of Great Britain, residing at' 58 Oxford Street, Birmingham, `War wickshire, England', have invented 'certain new and 4useful Improvements Relating to Ships Logs, of which the following' is a specification. y g y l vThis invention relates to shipslogsand 'it has particular reference lto theitransmission apparatus whereby the revolutions' of the y rotator vin thel water are transmitted to the indicating mechanism, and the invention is directed, particularly but not .exclusively to i lthatkind of ships log'appa'ratus which is boomed out from, the side ofthe ship and in which bevel or other gearing contained in a swivelled casing connects the primary spindle to the spindle to which the iexiblel or other connection from the indicating lmechanism is attached.

The invention has for its object an improved construction of transmission mechanism designed so as to transmitk the motion of the rotator to the indicating mechanism whatever the position of the latter .that is to say whether fore or aft of or at whatever angle to the boom lcarrying said transmission mechanism, and no matter at what partV of the ship said transmission mechanism is located or from what part of the ships side said boom is extended.

Accordingly, between the primary spindle and the spindle to which is attached the driving means for the indicating mechanism, there is interposed a train of gearing constructed lin such a manner that one portion of the train is capable of bodily angular movement circumferentially of said primary spindle and the other portion of the-train is capable' of bodily angular movementin a plane at right angles or thereaboutsr to the plane ofbodily angular movement ofthe first. portion.'

Theaforesaid gearingmay be either bevel l gearing, worm and Aworm wheel.v gearing, or it may bespiral. gearing, and in .either case each angularly` movable-element is preferspectively.

ably,but not necessarily, totally enclosed.. n. One suitable form ofthe invention is illustreteabr aerefexiwple the ,accelerer the kprimary -spindle lA ing drawings in which Figure l is a longitudinal section of the apparatus and Figure 2 is a top plan view.

-l i-s the primary spindlemounted in a bearing plate 2 which has a tubular extension to provide an adequate bearing surface for saidfspindle. The spindle l has a shoulder or collar 3 between which and said bearing Vplate 2 ball bearings 4 are located, The

At its outer eXtremity'the primary spindle v l is provided with vthe usual eye 5 or other equivalent means for attaching therotator Mcord (not shown)"theret o,'and at'it's inner extremity said primary spindle is bifurcated or forked to slidably embrace and be coupled to any arbor V6 having, a transverse pin 7 adapted to extend into said forli.

.The arbor 6 i-svmounted in a bearing 8 carried by a tubular lcasing 9 to which A,is screwed the aforesaid bearing plate 2. u

rJ'he casingQ and bearing plate 2, enclose V and `are angularlyl movable circumferentiallythereof. o c

The casing 9 is extendedv forwardly of the bearing 8 so as toy forma housing lOfor a portion of the gearing, andupon this lower housing 10 is mounted a second or upper housing ll above one end of thecasing 9 angularly movable relatively thereto; the plane of movement of said housing 11 being at righty angles to or it may beslightly less or slightlyy greater than at rightangles to, the planeof angularV movementg of the housing 10 which is `capableof-angular movement circumferentially ofthe yprimary spindle l.4 v d y. Amilled cap l2 and amilledcap-lenlcloses the housingl() and the housing 11 rerThe ycasing .9 is. mounted y'freely krin a harias; ,thereon annales. 1.5,. whereby position of adjustment circumferentially ot the primary spindle 1. ,l Y

18 is a tubular distance piece between the ring 14C and a shoulder on' the bearing plate 2. i

, Ait the inner end of thel arbor 6 there is keyed a .bevel wheel 19v meshing with a bevel wheel 2O that is keyed to an intermediate arbor 21 which is carried in a bearing formed on thev housing 11 and at the upper endy oi said intermediate arbor is keyed a bevel wheel 22 which. is located within the upper housing 11 and' which meshes with a bevel wheel' 23 keyed upon the inner: eX- tremity-y of a *spindle` 24 which spindle is adapted to be connected by a vcord (not shown) so as to drive the indicating mechan'ism said spindle 24 bein-g mounted in ball bearingsQ carried by, so as to move angularly with,y the upper housing 11. A inilled glandI Qlscrewsinto the casing 11 and carries f the spindle 211 which has at its outer eX- 'ftremity an eyeQT or other equivalent means lic-r, connecting the driving cord thereto;

It will be observed that the housings and 11 totally enclose; the gearing 19, 20, 22

r,- and 2.3 enabling itto-be run in a permanent a.

supply of lubricant and protecting it completely from, any detrimental effects otsea water. or atmosphere, The housing 11 is provided with ,a depending tubular eXtension 1,1 ,which is reduced in diameter to form a shoulder 11b and yfurther reduced to forma shoulder 11?, the extension vbeyond the shoulder 11c being threaded to receive a nut 11d whereby the housing 11 may be swivelly connected tothe housing 10.

` Instead of the housing 10 being formed in one with the casing surrounding the primary spindle the housing might be. arranged adaptdion use' atsea cfr at any so as to be movable relatively thereto.

By means of the construction described each housing and its corresponding gear element iscapable of angular movement in such awmanner that` the transmission mechanism is rendered adjustable'and can therefoire transmit` to .I the indicating mechanism the revolutionof the` rotator at almost any angle that may bie dictated bv the' lecton of the separate parts otv the log apparatus ,brut the ,Ships 01". as .may .be required Abv different designs or classes of ships, Aand thus the adaptability of the transmission is eTelalrnQreaSed.-.

i Frel he above description yit' wil'llube -understood that the deviceisup' ricularly .r ais weer@ ai tobt Shop or al skilled mechanic* is not.

connectcn between "sziilk arbore au available. The bearing plate 2 being in threaded connection with the end of the tubular member 9, the caps 12y and 13 being removable, the connection between the housing 11 and the housing 10 being detachable, andthe arbor 6 having slidable connection with the primary spindle 1, the apparatus may be easily taken apart by an unskilled Workman and the parts and connections may be easily reached for cleaning, renewal, or repair.

What we claim is 1. An apparatus for transmitting the movement oi a rotor to the indicating mechanism of a slips log comprising a supporting structure mounted for universal movement, said supporting structure having an intermedite apertured web, a bearing in said aperture, an arbor rotatably mounted in said bearing, a bearing plate removably secured `at one end of said supporting structure, said bearing plate being apertured coaxially with saidv web', a primary spindle carriedby said bearing plate, said spindle heilig forked to slidaloly embrace said arbor. a pin extending/ at lright angles from said arbor and adapted to ride between' said forks. a secondary supporting structure removably secured to said, first-named supporting structure, and spindles mounted in said secondary structure in driving connection with said arbor. y

y2. An apparatus tor transmitting the movement of a rotor to indicating mechanism comprising a supporting structure having a removable bearing plate at one end, astationary bearing intermediate of the ends ot Asaid structure. an arbor rotatably mounted in said bearing, a primary spindle rotatably mounted in said bearing plate, a slidable driving` connection between said arbor and spindle, and a secondary supi1 for transmitting the motion of therotor to" an indicating mechanism comprising a casing having a plurality of compartments therein open at their ends, a secondary housing `swiveled to and removably connected with one olf said compartments. un uperturedv bearingy plate closing the opening oi one compartment olf the casing and a cap closing the opening in the other compartment, said secondary compartment having therein an aperture and a removable closure `for saidl aperture, a spindle rotatably extending through the aperture oif said bearingplate, an arbor having sliding connection with the spindle and rotatablyvmounte'd in said casing.,v a secondV arbor Vrotatably mounted in Said. Secondary ,heusla ,a Spindle' .rotatably facente@ in said, Secender'y hQuS'n @rfi-vas spindles,

a bearing centered upon said bearing plate set our handsrin presence of two subscriband surrounding sald first-named spindle, Jing Wltnesses.

said bearing having raceways, one of which c THOMAS SYDNEY WALKER.

is recessed, a shoulder on said spindle PHILIP JEFFERY WALKER. 5 adapted to to be received insad recess, and Witnesses:

means for securing said raceways together. ALBERT JAMES HITCHINsoN,

In testimony whereof We have hereunto HOWARD WALTER WEBB. 

